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Morri: Much more to golf than distance
It’s been a while since we talked distance in this digital space but given the topic is never far from the surface (no matter which side of the debate you’re on) let’s give it another whirl this week.
22 Nov 2021
Morri: Why do we play golf?
“The ‘rules’ of golf are to score as low as possible,” he said, “but the PURPOSE of golf is for you to decide.”
15 Nov 2021
Morri: Golf’s golden egg moment
Children’s fairytales are often instructive. They use simple stories to teach young ones lessons that can be applied to the more complex situations encountered later in adult life.
8 Nov 2021
Opinion: Sportswashing is a dirty business
Greg Norman’s involvement in a new Asian Tour series backed by the Saudi government, as CEO no less, has received plenty of attention this past week.
4 Nov 2021
Morri: Disrupting professional golf
If a question is worth asking, the answer – infuriatingly – is almost always ‘it depends’. And so it is with professional golf and where its future might lie.
25 Oct 2021
Does this deserve a free drop?
It is a debate that flares every now and then ... should a player be able to get relief from a divot? Here are two sides of the debate for you to consider.
19 Oct 2021
Morri: Par for the courses
If golf were a mathematical formula, the world should be in equilibrium right now after events on the major men’s Tours this past week.
18 Oct 2021
Morri: The trouble with women’s golf
This past week offered up a unique insight into the often confusing and frustrating conundrum that is women’s golf at the top level (the business, not the playing).
11 Oct 2021
Morri: Behaviour not just a crowd issue
Imagine, if you can, Peter Thomson chugging beer and inciting the crowd on the first tee of a major international golf event.
27 Sep 2021
Huggan: Europe’s Ryder Cup imbalance
It’s only been “Europe” since 1979, of course. Before that, hapless bands of professional stragglers drawn from only Great Britain and Ireland made biennial attempts to take on the might of the United States of America in the Ryder Cup.
21 Sep 2021
Morri: The vax and nothing but the vax
If you thought the distance debate was polarising, prepare for the storm over the coming wave of ‘no jab-no play’ policies at Australian golf clubs.
20 Sep 2021
Morri: A reality check for the ‘relatable’ crowd
Fellas, stop kidding yourselves. The game played by golf’s best women is not, and never will be, ‘relatable’ to us male club golfers.
13 Sep 2021
Morri: Rules are rules
No other sport does a rules snafu quite like golf, as evidenced by the ‘debacle du jour’ from the Solheim Cup this past week.
6 Sep 2021
Morri: Pros and participation are golf’s chicken and egg
Robin Williams’ favourite joke was actually a cartoon. The illustration depicts a chicken and an egg lying in bed, each smoking a cigarette.
30 Aug 2021
Morri: Laura the legend
If you’re making the case for golf Exhibit A – the legend that is Laura Davies – must surely be among the first entered into evidence?
23 Aug 2021
Morri: Golf is unique, for the better
It’s an almost never ending quest among industry types to look to other sports for ways to ‘fix’ golf.
16 Aug 2021
Morri: The Gap
The gap between the elite and recreational player has never been wider yet golf retains its unique ability to both elevate the duffer and humiliate the champion in almost equal measure.
9 Aug 2021
Morri: Olympic format fit for purpose
Winston Churchill once famously described democracy as ‘the worst form of government except for all the others’. 72-hole strokeplay at the Olympics might fall into the same category.
2 Aug 2021
Morri: Lee’s win cause for reflection
Australia’s newest major champion will likely never come to be known as one of the game’s best interviews or most thoughtful players.
26 Jul 2021
Opinion: Why I (sometimes) side with the haters of the game I love
Golf is an easy game to fall in love with. The pursuit of a purely struck shot; the ability of all to compete on a level playing field; the joy of a walk outdoors with friends. It has a lot to recommend it.
21 Jul 2021
Morri: Paying due to the supporting cast
The harsh reality is we will have forgotten them a year from now but the role of the supporting cast should not be overlooked at the game’s most important tournaments.
19 Jul 2021
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